GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |